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(No Model.)

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TRUSS.

Patented Peb. 1, 1898.

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ATENT FRIEDRIEoI-i Fnrrn, or ooLLncnviLLE, CALIFORNIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,127, datedFebruaryvl, 1898.

Application filed August 24, 1897i Serial No. 649,297. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that 1, FRIEDRIECH Fnrrn, a citizen of the United' States,residing at Collegeville, in the county of :San Joaquin and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrusses;` 'and I do declare the following to be a full,

clear, and eXact description of my invenby means of a plate 3, which isrigidly attion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which forma part of this specification. i

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements intrus'ses,such as will more effectually maintain the internal parts, whichwouldotherwise protrude through a rupture,`in a normal position at alltimes,and which may be cheaply constructed; and

it consists in thepeculiar construction, novel combination, andadaptation of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed outin the claims hereunto annexed, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings for a better comprehension hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a planview of my truss having the wire bent in position for application to thepatient. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same with the wire straight.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the back of the stay-pad. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the back of the supporting-pad. Similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views.

1 represents a wire or rod of suitable stiffness, on each end of which ascrew-thread is cut. The said wire is of sufficient pliability to enablethe same to be bent, as shown in Fig. 1, and at the same time lmaintainsufficient stiness to cause a pressure for the purpose hereinafter setforth.

On one end of the wire 1 a pad 2 is attached tached thereto and providedwith a lug 4, into which lug 4 the end of the wire 1 is adapted to beinserted, there being an'opening and thread cut therein for thatpurpose. A supporting-pad 5 of suitable material has a plate 6 rigidlyattached to the back side of the same by means of the screws 8. Suchplate 6 has p two lugs 'Z rigidly attached thereto, which are insertedin recesses in the said pad 5,

and are provided withV openings transversely therein, which havescrew-threads cut in lthe,

.are attached to the wire 1 near the pads, such straps being for thepurpose of assisting in maintaining the pads in proper position whileinuse on the'body of the patient. A strap 11 `is rigidly attached to thestrap 10 near the pad 2, and such strap 11 has a suitable fastening orloop 12 adjustably attached to its loose end. The plate 6 is providednear its outer end with a hook or button 13, adapted to receive the saidloop 12. 1 1 is adapted for extreme cases and is passed between thethighs from behind and the loop 12 engaged with the hook or button 13,whereupon the internal parts are prevented from oozing from the underside of the rupture into the scrotum. The wire 1 may be constructed of astraight piece and may be bent in the desired form to iit the locationon the body where it is desired to apply the truss.

The mode of operating my improved truss is as follows: The wire is firstbent to the desired form, and the straps 10 are suitably secured to thesame. The pad 2 is then inserted on one end of said wire 1, said pad 2being adapted to fit loosely thereon. The plate 6, having the lugs 7, isrigidly attached to the pad 5, andthe loose end of the wire 1 isinserted in the said pad 5 and lugs 7, there being an opening in saidpad therefor, and the set-screw 9 is inserted in the plate between thelugs 7 and ilnpinged upon the said The said strap wire 1, thusmaintaining the pad 5 in rigid position. As will be seen, the positionof the pad 5 may be varied by `loosening the setscrew 9, changing theposition of the pad 5 either vertically or horizontally or bothvertically and horizontally on the wire 1, and tightening the set-screw9 again. The truss is then placed on the patient with the pad 5 inposition over the affected part, such pad 5 having been adjusted bymeans of the setscrew 9 with relation to the locality of the affectedparts, so as to attain the best result.

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The pad 2 is then placed in position on the opposite side of the body ofthe patient for the purpose of maintaining the pad 5 against theaffected part at all times by means of the tension of the Wire l. Thestraps IO are passed and fastened around the opposite side of the bodyfor the purpose of preventing the truss from slipping from its properposition. As the patient assumes different position the pad 2 will adaptitself to such position by reason of being flexible on the wire l. Thestrap 11 is then passed between the thighs from behind and the loop I2engaged with the hook or button 13 on the pad back of the plate 6. Aswill be seen, the lower side of the pad 5 is maintained rigidly againstthe walls of the affected part.

I am aware that trusses have been made which comprise a single wire withpads attached thereon, and therefore I do not claim those featuresbroadly; but

Vhat I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettersl Patent, is-

1. In a truss the combination with a suitable wire having screw-threadscut on either end thereof, a stay-pad flexibly inserted on one end ofsuch wire, a supporting-pad having the plate G rigidly attached to theback of the same, the lugs 7 rigidly attached to the said plate 6 andinserted in the supportingpad, such lugs 7 adapted to engage with theother end of the said Wire and the set-screw 9 inserted in the plate 6and adapted to inipinge upon the said wire all arranged and operatingsubstantially as shown and for the purposes specilied.

2. In a truss of the class described the combination with a spring-wirehaving screwthreads out on either end thereof, of an adjustable padattached to one end of such Wire, an adjusting-screw inserted in theback of such pad and adapted to impinge upon the said spring-Wire, astay-pad rigidly attached to a plate having a lug thereon which isprovided With an opening therein into which opening the other end of thespring-Wire is inserted, the supporting-straps l0, the strap 11 attachedto one of the straps l0, the loop 12 and hook or button 13, all arrangedand operating substantially as shown and for the purposes set forth.

3. A truss composed essentially of a wire which may be bent to anydesired form and having screw-threads out on one end on which anadaptable pad composed of the pad-body 5, the plate 6 rigidly attachedthereto, the lugs 7 rigidly attached to such plate 6 and inserted inrecesses in the pad-body, into which lugs the wire aforesaid, isinserted the setscrew 9 inserted in the plate 6 and adapted to impingeupon the said Wire, a stay-pad flexibly inserted on the other end of thesaid Wire, the supporting-straps IO, the strap 1I and its fastenings,all arranged and operating substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

MOLBRY HAYNES,

JOSHUA B. WEBSTER.

